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Open Yale Courses
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Open Yale Courses
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Free public access · no registration required · no Yale course credit, degree, or certificate
Read 3 Oct 2026 · oyc.yale.edu
On the record
- Course materials
- Courses include recorded lectures, syllabi, suggested readings, and problem sets; the course list also describes exams among the materials.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Course updates
- Open Yale Courses says it is no longer adding new courses to this website.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Learning audience
- The courses are designed for self-directed and lifelong learners, educators, and high school and college students around the world.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Media formats
- Lectures are available as video, audio, and searchable text transcripts, with downloadable media offered.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- No enrollment
- Anyone with an Internet connection can access the site without enrollment or registration.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- No faculty interaction
- The site does not provide an opportunity to ask Yale faculty questions or submit written work.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- No Yale credential
- The website does not offer Yale course credit, a degree, or a certificate for consuming its content.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Offline use
- The site lets users download course materials, including lecture video and MP3 audio files, for use on their devices.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Reuse license
- Most course materials use a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 license, allowing reuse with attribution and the same or compatible licensing for adaptations.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Reuse limits
- Third-party material may have additional restrictions and is not covered by the Creative Commons license unless a lecture's credits section says otherwise.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site directs users with general or technical support questions to its Help section.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- Technical compatibility
- Embedded videos play in a browser; the help page names QuickTime, iTunes, and VLC as players for downloadable media files.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
- What it offers
- Open Yale Courses provides selected introductory Yale College courses to the public free of charge over the Internet.oyc.yale.edu · read 3 Oct 2026
